Will the families of dead Russian soldiers blame their president for a senseless war or try to justify the "sacrifice" of their lost one?

Multiple generations of keeping your opinions within the home make it difficult to tell. My friends and colleagues from former Soviet bloc told me many stories of the risks of speaking out. Eg, A Romanian colleague said her neighbour saw a rabbit running up the hill and said, Oh, he must be off to the party meeting. A few people were there. He disappeared. Lots of stories like that. I think Russia is not as bad as it used to be, I really don't know, but it still isn't good.

If they had ANY sense in them, they would blame, of course. They were not even phuking defending their own country, but were invading another!!!

they'll always find a way to cower and justify

In the west the elbow patched protectors like to make cowards, protestors and appeasers out as heroes.

Other people, cultures and crowds, where cowardice and appeasement get you denied friends and safety don't do that.

A man who won't fight to death for what he believes in doesn't really believe in anything.